Engineer I, Optical

Engineer I Optical

PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB) is a premier life science technology company that designs develops and manufactures advanced sequencing solutions to help scientists and clinical researchers resolve genetically complex problems. Our mission is to enable the promise of genomics to better human health. Genomics is core to all biological processes and our advanced genomics tools provide scientists and clinical researchers the insights to better understand biology and health. We are now entering the century of biology and genomics is at the heart of the next revolution. Become part of the new paradigm in gene sequencing and help shape the future of genomic study by joining the PacBio team.

Position Summary:

The Engineer I Optical will work hands-on to qualify optical components and systems that are revolutionizing DNA sequencing.

Potential Responsibilities:

• Construct and qualify optical test apparatuses.
• Test optical components and assemblies on the optics bench.
• Conduct system level tests of standard and modified optical subsystems operating in sequencing instruments.
• Execute protocols for highly accelerated life tests (HALT) and highly accelerated stress tests (HAST) of optical components and assemblies.
• Conduct failure analyses potentially using outside analytical laboratories (SEM TEM surface profiling etc.).
• Operate optical test apparatuses including but not limited to lasers (power noise polarization extinction ratio wavelength spectra beam pointing M-squared etc.) lenses and windows (wavefront error transmission spectra birefringence etc.) fiber optics (insertion loss return loss PER mechanical properties split ratios etc.).
• Work with the semiconductor integrated devices team to test optical performance of consumable sequencing chips.

Required Qualifications:

• Typically requires a Bachelors degree in Engineering Chemistry Physics or related discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
• Coding skills (Matlab Python or others) including control of instrumentation data acquisition data analysis and data visualization.
• Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience:

• Familiarity with optical science or engineering is a plus.
• Familiarity with SolidWorks and 3d printing is a plus.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

This role is required to be 100% onsite.

You may be required from time to time to visit and work at PacBio locations and for such times as the Company considers necessary for the proper performance of your duties.

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race sex color religion national origin protected veteran status or on the basis of disability gender identity and sexual orientation.

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